1. Which bone (yellow) is centrally located and joins with most of the other bones of the skull? The link of the video at the study guide.
Sphenoid bone
2. What are the two mechanisms by which the bones of the body are formed and which bones are formed by each mechanism?
Intramembranous ossification - bone is generated within fibrous connective tissue membranes; forms flat bones of the skull, clavicles (collarbones), cranial bones.
Endochondral ossification is the replacement of cartilage with bone; forms all long bones of axial skeleton (vertebrae, ribs), appendicular skeleton (limbs), and pelvis.
3. What are the synovial joints being described in the video?
Planar joint, hinge joint, pivot joint, condyloid joint, saddle joint, ball-and-sacket joint
4. Which type of synovial joint allows for the widest ranges of motion?
The ball-and-sacket joint allows the widest ranges of motion.